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Visiting Xi’an felt like completing a journey. Many tourists we met in Beijing went on to see Xi’an, only around 5 hours away by high-speed rail. Those we kept in contact with told us how much fun the city was […]

Japan consists of four main islands: Honshu (the largest containing Tokyo), Kyushu (the westernmost closest to South Korea), Shikuko (the smallest and most rural underneath Honshu) and finally Hokkaido in the north. From this northern island it is possible to […]

Baikalsk is a town of about 12,000 people. Mainly young and old we were told. Until 3 years ago the pulp and paper mill which covered 2 square kilometres employed around 3000 workers. Good for the people as they had […]

We pretty much had just over 24 hours in Irkutsk. Originally we had planned to stay several nights so we could visit Lake Baikal and use Irkutsk as a base. However, the joy of using couchsurfing in Russia (it’s super […]

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From March 2017 to March 2018 Rosanna & Mischa backpacked around the world without catching a single aeroplane. This blog contains our experiences and stories, from surprises to delights, plus some tips on how we travelled flight-free.